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Description
Diversity, the possibility for different voices to be heard and culture to thrive are key factors in a democratic and inclusive society. Both in Latvia and Norway the national language encompasses two written traditions with long historical roots and their own culture connected to each. The users of the lesser used of both - Latgalian and Nynorsk - have always faced a struggle: to gain and retain the status of the language, to experience equality as language users in society, and to avoid stigmatisation. It is necessary to make it possible for users to use the language and to encourage
Summary of the results
The main results are creation of the virtual exhibition Linguapolis which reflects on the Latgalian and Nynorsk languages from the perspective of civic engagement and democratic participation and targets such audiences as youth, politicians, scholars, language enthusiasts and activists among others offering the audience a lot of materials in video, audio, and other formats with possibility to share their own stories related to language use. As such the exhibition expands over the frame of just two languages, but at the same time these exact two languages are great examples of how to look at language matters and activism in the language field in general. The second result is development of strong and long-lasting collaboration with the Norwegian partner organization Nynorsk kultursentrum, and it was achieved fully with the organization of three working seminars in Norway and Latvia and further cooperation in other activities and projects as well. For example, the partners participated in Language Festival in Riga, Latvia, in February 2025.